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wielen met omgekrompen banden

English translation: wheels with shrink-fitted tyres


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Dutch term or phrase:wielen met omgekrompen banden
English translation:wheels with shrink-fitted tyres
Entered by: Ken Cox
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11:19 May 13, 2005
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Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
Dutch term or phrase: wielen met omgekrompen banden
railways -
Andre de Vries
Local time: 09:37
wheels with shrink-fitted tyres
Explanation:
That must be wheels with shrink-fitted tyres. The reference cited for monobloc wheels also has a bit of text about such wheels, but here are some more:

Railway Technology - Magnetteknik International - Quick Heater ...
Quick Heater™ Preheating Equipment for Railway Wheels and Tyres for Shrink Fitting - Magnetteknik International - Overhaul, Maintenance, ...
www.railway-technology.com/contractors/overhaul/magnettekni... Technology - Shrink Fitting Preheating

Pichi Richi Railway: NM25 Rebuilding Project - Part 13 - June 2001
... The tyres on the tender wheels needed to be replaced, and after the ... The age-old method of heating the tyre to shrink it onto the wheel centre had to ...
www.prr.org.au/nmrebuild/nmrebuild13.php
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Ken Cox
Local time: 10:37
Grading comment
many thanks
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4tyred-wheelsRené Knoop
3 +1wheels with shrink-fitted tyresKen Cox


  

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wheels with shrink-fitted tyres


Explanation:
That must be wheels with shrink-fitted tyres. The reference cited for monobloc wheels also has a bit of text about such wheels, but here are some more:

Railway Technology - Magnetteknik International - Quick Heater ...
Quick Heater™ Preheating Equipment for Railway Wheels and Tyres for Shrink Fitting - Magnetteknik International - Overhaul, Maintenance, ...
www.railway-technology.com/contractors/overhaul/magnettekni... Technology - Shrink Fitting Preheating

Pichi Richi Railway: NM25 Rebuilding Project - Part 13 - June 2001
... The tyres on the tender wheels needed to be replaced, and after the ... The age-old method of heating the tyre to shrink it onto the wheel centre had to ...
www.prr.org.au/nmrebuild/nmrebuild13.php

Ken Cox
Local time: 10:37
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Grading comment
many thanks

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